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2 layers16.3 × 36 mmPower, the printed circuit board in 3D

Pololu Power Polystack board

Size
16.3 × 36 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
16
Nets
6
Pads
36
Tracks, vias
69, 3
Pours
5
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
7 Jul 2016
Updated
9 Jul 2016

Overview

Power is an open-source printed circuit board by chickadee-tech, from the chickadee-tech/p-p repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 16.3 × 36 mm with 16 parts on 6 nets, routed with 69 tracks and 3 vias.

Its parts include 3 connectors, 3 fuses and 2 resistors.

README

README.md

Chickadee Tech Pololu Power Polystack Board

This power board provides power to the base control board. It can either be used by mounting a Pololu voltage regulator directly to the pins or by using wire to connect to an existing regulator.

Documentation

See the wiki for documentation.

Polystack

This power board is part of the Polystack platform for modular microcontrol systems. More information on the platform can be found at polystack.org.

Support

If you need support with a board you own or have development questions please email support@chickadee.tech or check chickadee.tech/support for other ways to get support.

Contributing

Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.

Setup

Components and footprints for PCB parts are not included in this repository. Instead, checkout the chickadee-tech/kicad-libs repository in the same directory that this repository is checked out in. All part definitions should be relative so that they will load correctly.

Pull requests

For fixes please submit a pull request to the original repository. After the pull request is merged, check the Chickadee Tech Active Contributor Discount (ACD) to see if you are eligible for a discount code to use on your next purchase.

Derivatives

If developing your own version of the Pololu Power board please remove all Chickadee Tech trademarks and follow the CC-BY license. While not required, please consider open sourcing your modifications so others can learn from your improvements. If you do email support@chickadee.tech and we may choose to add your project to the ACD.

You may also license the Polystack logo for free by emailing support@chickadee.tech. We'll ask for your gerbers to ensure the design complies with specifications laid out here and provide written permission to use the trademark after compliance has been demonstrated.

Parts

16
QtyValueFootprintReferences
21mmmacrofab:FiducialF1, F2
2Chickadee 3mmchickadee:chickadee_3mm_fcuG***, G***
2G***polystack:polystack-bold-0.75svg2mod, svg2mod
2OSHWoshw:oshw-4mmG***, G***
1100kResistors_SMD:R_0603_HandSolderingR1
110kResistors_SMD:R_0603_HandSolderingR2
11mmFiducialF3
1CONN_01X02pin-headers:16awg_Pin_Header_Straight_1x02P4
1CONN_01X05Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x05P2
1CONN_02X10hirose-df40:DF40-1.5mm-20pin-ReceptacleP1

The 14 most common of 16 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Power PCB?

It measures 16.3 × 36 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Power use?

16 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Power KiCad files?

From the chickadee-tech/p-p repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/Power.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Power design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-4.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).